How to make wireless works with Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) in notebook HP Compaq nx6110 with Broadcom device bcm43xx
It works for Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03) .
Download bcm43xx.tgz and unpack with "tar xvfz bcm43xx.tgz". It will create a directory "bcm43xx" with a lot files (the module files).
Become super user with "sudo su -".
Unload currently loaded "bcm43xx" module with "rmmod bcm43xx" (if any).
Copy all files from the directory "bcm43xx" created by "tar" to the directory of firmwares your kernel needs. In "/lib/firmware" there is a directory to each kernel, for example, "/lib/firmware/2.6.20-16-generic/". So, copy all that files to this directory.
Load module "bcm43xx" again with "modprobe bcm43xx".
Test it, for example: "iwlist eth1 scan". If doesn't work, try pressing the wireless button (blue led) and test again. I hope it works for you as works for me.
If it works, **remember**: every time "apt-get dist-upgrade" changes your kernel, you need to copy all that files to the new kernel's directory in "/lib/firmware/" else it wont work anymore with new installed kernel.
You can do the above instructions with live CD, before installing, to test if wireless will work.
If works, install Ubuntu, make all your choices, but *just before* rebooting, copy all that same files to "/target/lib/firmware/2.6...../".
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